You may withdraw for a dividend, but then you may be subject to taxes.

If you’re not subject to any cities rent control then you are subject to CA rent control.

If you were looking to withdraw gains then you would be subject to penalties (i.e. if you contributed $6,000 a year ago and the value of that $6,000 is now $6,600, you could withdraw the $6,000 with no penalty but if you wanted to withdraw the remaining $600, then that would be assessed and early-withdrawal penalty).There also shouldn't be any additional tax liability as a Roth account is for contributions that have already been taxed, allowing for tax-free withdrawals. 

subject-to, seller financing, master lease, option to purchase, private loan, partnerships, heloc, credit card......

There is an entire forum on this subject which you can find HEREAlso check out podcast #364

It outlines creative methods for maximizing your real estate investments while limiting the cash you have to put down yourself.Best,Paul

You can structure owner finance, lease option, subject to, rent to own etc.

However, landlords who still have a mortgage on the rental unit may be subject to extra restrictions.

I really don’t see a subject on BP related to dealing with residential and commercial vendors so I wanted to start a tread and ask peopleHow do you save money dealing with installers, repair companies?

In the case you outline, buy side agent would not be paid as no transaction.